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Who was known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi) ?
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- Abul Gaffar Khan
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Option: A
Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi). Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to the British Raj in British India, and a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim. He was a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and has been referred to as the "Frontier Gandhi" by the Indians. In 1910, he opened a mosque school at his hometown Utmanzai, and in 1911 joined the freedom movement of Haji Sahib of Turangzai, however, in 1915, the British authorities banned his mosque school.